diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_bind_config.c b/tests/unittests/torture_bind_config.c
index 11d8672e..1047a0db 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_bind_config.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_bind_config.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ extern LIBSSH_THREAD int ssh_log_level;
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_FULL "libssh_test_bind_config_full"
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE "libssh_test_bind_config_include"
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE_RECURSIVE "libssh_test_bind_config_include_recursive"
+#define LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE_RECURSIVE_LOOP "libssh_test_bind_config_include_recursive_loop"
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_CORNER_CASES "libssh_test_bind_config_corner_cases"
 
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_MATCH_ALL "libssh_test_bind_config_match_all"
@@ -265,6 +266,9 @@ static int setup_config_files(void **state)
     torture_write_file(LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE_RECURSIVE,
                        "Include "LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE"\n");
 
+    torture_write_file(LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE_RECURSIVE_LOOP,
+                       "Include "LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE_RECURSIVE_LOOP"\n");
+
     /* Unsupported options and corner cases */
     torture_write_file(LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_CORNER_CASES,
                        "\n" /* empty line */
@@ -1076,6 +1080,23 @@ static void torture_bind_config_include_recursive(void **state)
     assert_int_equal(rc, SSH_OK);
 }
 
+static void torture_bind_config_include_recursive_loop(void **state)
+{
+    struct bind_st *test_state;
+    ssh_bind bind;
+    int rc;
+
+    assert_non_null(state);
+    test_state = *((struct bind_st **)state);
+    assert_non_null(test_state);
+    assert_non_null(test_state->bind);
+    bind = test_state->bind;
+
+    rc = ssh_bind_config_parse_file(bind,
+            LIBSSH_TEST_BIND_CONFIG_INCLUDE_RECURSIVE_LOOP);
+    assert_int_equal(rc, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Verify the configuration parser does not choke on unknown
  * or unsupported configuration options
@@ -1287,6 +1308,8 @@ int torture_run_tests(void)
                 sshbind_setup, sshbind_teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_bind_config_include_recursive,
                 sshbind_setup, sshbind_teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_bind_config_include_recursive_loop,
+                sshbind_setup, sshbind_teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_bind_config_corner_cases,
                 sshbind_setup, sshbind_teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_bind_config_match_all,
diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_config.c b/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
index 08b67deb..a23acc9c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern LIBSSH_THREAD int ssh_log_level;
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_PUBKEYTYPES "libssh_test_PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes.tmp"
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_NONEWLINEEND "libssh_test_NoNewLineEnd.tmp"
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_NONEWLINEONELINE "libssh_test_NoNewLineOneline.tmp"
+#define LIBSSH_TEST_RECURSIVE_INCLUDE "libssh_test_recursive_include.tmp"
 
 #define LIBSSH_TESTCONFIG_STRING1 \
     "User "USERNAME"\nInclude "LIBSSH_TESTCONFIG2"\n\n"
@@ -183,6 +184,9 @@ extern LIBSSH_THREAD int ssh_log_level;
 #define LIBSSH_TEST_NONEWLINEONELINE_STRING \
     "ConnectTimeout 30"
 
+#define LIBSSH_TEST_RECURSIVE_INCLUDE_STRING \
+    "Include " LIBSSH_TEST_RECURSIVE_INCLUDE
+
 /**
  * @brief helper function loading configuration from either file or string
  */
@@ -417,6 +421,22 @@ static void torture_config_include_string(void **state)
     torture_config_include(state, NULL, LIBSSH_TESTCONFIG_STRING1);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief tests ssh_config_parse_file with recursive Include directives from file
+ */
+static void torture_config_include_recursive_file(void **state)
+{
+    _parse_config(*state, LIBSSH_TEST_RECURSIVE_INCLUDE, NULL, SSH_OK);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief tests ssh_config_parse_string with Include directives from string
+ */
+static void torture_config_include_recursive_string(void **state)
+{
+    _parse_config(*state, NULL, LIBSSH_TEST_RECURSIVE_INCLUDE_STRING, SSH_OK);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief tests ssh_config_parse_file with multiple Port settings.
  */
@@ -1646,6 +1666,10 @@ int torture_run_tests(void)
                                         setup, teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_config_include_string,
                                         setup, teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_config_include_recursive_file,
+                                        setup, teardown),
+        cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_config_include_recursive_string,
+                                        setup, teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_config_double_ports_file,
                                         setup, teardown),
         cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(torture_config_double_ports_string,